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Doug Blount

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Barack Obama

Don McLean

Eric Johnson

Joan Osborne

Huey Lewis

Glenn Frey

Sean McDowell

Robert Johnson

Russell Moore

Matthew Levering

Michael Kruger

Mary Jo Sharp

Alisa Childers

Tom Schreiner

Josh Chatraw

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Jordan and Matt talk with Doug Blount about the doctrine of divine timelessness. They cover topics like: What is the doctrine of divine timelessness? Does it differ from saying God is atemporal, eternal, or the like? How do theories of time relate to divine timelessness and God's relation to time? Does divine timelessness fit best with a particular theory of time? Why shouldn’t we be swayed by those that argue against timelessness?Resources:1) Blountlystated.com2) God and Time: Essays on the Divine NatureSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan and Matt talk with Doug Blount about the doctrine of divine timelessness. They cover topics like: What is the doctrine of divine timelessness? Does it differ from saying God is atemporal, eternal, or the like? How do theories of time relate to divine timelessness and God's relation to time? Does divine timelessness fit best with a particular theory of time? Why shouldn’t we be swayed by those that argue against timelessness?Resources:1) <a href="http://Blountlystated.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blountlystated.com</a>2) <a href="https://amzn.to/3PuC9ZH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God and Time: Essays on the Divine Nature</a>Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-content" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Divine Timelessness with Doug Blount

It's the hotly-anticipated Hoosier Edition of Three Chords and the Truth! In this episode, we celebrate the moderately-great state of Indiana. Timothy Paul Jones, a committed Louisvillian who dusts off his feet each time he returns from Indiana, is joined by Doug Blount and Garrick Bailey—two residents of Indiana who were transplanted into the Midwest after being uprooted from the kingdom of Texas—to discuss why so many New Atheists assume that faith and evidence stand in opposition to each other. Atheist writer Richard Dawkins has defined faith, for example, as “a state of mind that leads people to believe something—it doesn’t matter what—in the total absence of supporting evidence.” Bestselling biologist Jerry Coyne echoes this understanding and describes faith as “the acceptance of things for which there is no strong evidence.” “Faith is,” according to Christopher Hitchens, “the surrender of reason.” But is faith actually the antithesis of reason and evidence? That's the question Garrick and Timothy explore in the first half of this week's episode with Doug Blount, who completed master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, an institution that may be found—according to some reports—within the borders of Indiana. In the second half, Timothy and Garrick take a look at John Mellencamp and James Dean, two Indiana natives who are almost as popular among Hoosiers as Garrick Bailey and Doug Blount. Along the way, we analyze the hit song "Jack and Diane," solve the mystery of John Mellencamp's many names—Johnny Cougar? John Cougar? John J. Mellencamp?—and discover how psychology, economics, and the rise of the New Left created what we know today as the "teenager." Then, we consider what all of this means for student ministries in local churches today. This week's question from the Infinity Gauntlet forces a choice between Captain America's shield and one of the three Deathly Hallows. As we discuss this difficult question, we are shocked to discover that—if Garrick ever obtains a vibranium shield—his children will need invisibility cloaks to have any hope of surviving into adulthood. Subscribe to Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast: Apple / Android / RSS.In this EpisodeDouglas K. Blount, Ph.D., is professor of Christian Apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and previously served on the executive committee of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Apologetics and the Death of Modernity. Follow Dr. Blount on Twitter at @dougblount.Questions to Discuss1. “Faith is,” Christopher Hitchens once declared, “the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason.” According to Oxford University biologist Richard Dawkins, “faith is a state of mind that leads people to believe something—it doesn’t matter what—in the total absence of supporting evidence.” Bestselling biologist Jerry Coyne echoes this understanding and describes faith as “the acceptance of things for which there is no strong evidence.” What is the basis for claims like this? 2. What is the relationship between faith and evidence? 3. In his bestselling book Faith Versus Fact, Jerry Coyne—professor emeritus at the University of Chicago—makes this further claim about faith and evidence: “Religious claims are empirical claims, and although some may be hard to test, they must, like all claims about reality, be defended with a combination of evidence and reason.” What’s the problem with his declaration that religious claims are empirical claims that must be empirically tested? 4. In 2007, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Sam Harris gathered at Christopher Hitchens’ home in Washington, DC, for a two-hour discussion. These four atheists became known as The Four Horsemen of the Non-Apocalypse and as representatives of a New Atheism. What impact do you think that this New Atheism has had on the culture and on apologetics?Links to ClickIf you're interested in learning more about how to help children and college students keep their faith, one great place to start is Perspectives on Family Ministry, edited by Timothy Paul Jones. To learn more about this book, visit https://www.bhacademic.com/product/perspectives-on-family-ministry-2/ B and H Academic Faith Versus Fact: book by Jerry Coyne Adolescence: book by Granville Stanley Hall One-Dimensional Man: book by Herbert Marcuse Soul Searching: book by Christian Smith Sweet Bird of Youth: play by Tennessee Williams What is a Hoosier?: article by the State of Indiana The Four Horsemen Hour 1: documentary by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason &amp; Science The Four Horsemen Hour 2: documentary by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason &amp; Science "Summer of '69": song by Bryan Adams "Jack &amp; Diane": song by John Mellencamp "Money for Nothing": song by Dire Straits "Glory Days": song by Bruce Springsteen "Eden is Burning": album by John Mellencamp ”Faith”: song by George Michael John Mellencamp: album by John Mellencamp Rebel Without a Cause: movie by Nicholas Ray ThreeChordsApologetics.comHow to Make Three Chords and the Truth More Amazing than It Already IsSupport the show and spread the word! Here are a few ways to do that: 1. Subscribe to Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast: Apple / Android / RSS. 2. Leave a rating and review on iTunes to encourage other people to listen to the show. 3. If you purchase any of the books mentioned in Three Chords and the Truth, consider using the Amazon links provided in the show notes. The show will receive a small percentage of each sale. 4. Visit our Patreon site where you can support the podcast, suggest future songs or topics, and order Three Chords and the Truth merchandise. 5. Make contact with us on Twitter: @DrTimothyPJones@GarrickBailey@ApologeticsPodThe Closing CreditsThree Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast thanks B&amp;H Academic for their sponsorship. Music for the podcast has been licensed through Artlist.io and performed by the band Vegan Friendly—even though neither Garrick nor Timothy has ever been vegan friendly. Brief excerpts of music played in each program are included solely for the purposes of comment and critique as allowed under the fair-use provision of U.S. copyright law. "The fair use of a copyrighted work ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, ... scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright" (U.S. Code § 107, Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use).

It's the hotly-anticipated <a href="https://www.in.gov/history/2612.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoosier</a> Edition of Three Chords and the Truth! In this episode, we celebrate the moderately-great state of Indiana. <a href="http://twitter.com/drtimothypjones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timothy Paul Jones</a>, a committed Louisvillian who dusts off his feet each time he returns from Indiana, is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/dougblount" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Blount</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/garrickbailey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garrick Bailey</a>—two residents of Indiana who were transplanted into the Midwest after being uprooted from the kingdom of Texas—to discuss why so many New Atheists assume that faith and evidence stand in opposition to each other. Atheist writer <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Dawkins</a> has defined faith, for example, as “a state of mind that leads people to believe something—it doesn’t matter what—in the total absence of supporting evidence.” Bestselling biologist <a href="https://twitter.com/Evolutionistrue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerry Coyne</a> echoes this understanding and describes faith as “the acceptance of things for which there is no strong evidence.” “Faith is,” according to Christopher Hitchens, “the surrender of reason.” But is faith actually the antithesis of reason and evidence? That's the question Garrick and Timothy explore in the first half of this week's episode with <a href="https://twitter.com/dougblount" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Blount</a>, who completed master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, an institution that may be found—according to some reports—within the borders of Indiana. In the second half, Timothy and Garrick take a look at <a href="https://twitter.com/johnmellencam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Mellencamp</a> and James Dean, two Indiana natives who are almost as popular among <a href="https://www.in.gov/history/2612.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoosiers</a> as <a href="http://twitter.com/garrickbailey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garrick Bailey</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/dougblount" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Blount</a>. Along the way, we analyze the hit song "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013F5N62/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0013F5N62&amp;linkId=eee8259040c20c83ea08d8b8cadba1b1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack and Diane</a>," solve the mystery of <a href="https://twitter.com/johnmellencam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Mellencamp</a>'s many names—Johnny Cougar? John Cougar? John J. Mellencamp?—and discover how psychology, economics, and the rise of the New Left created what we know today as the "teenager." Then, we consider what all of this means for student ministries in local churches today. This week's question from the Infinity Gauntlet forces a choice between Captain America's shield and one of the three Deathly Hallows. As we discuss this difficult question, we are shocked to discover that—if Garrick ever obtains a vibranium shield—his children will need invisibility cloaks to have any hope of surviving into adulthood. Subscribe to Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/three-chords-and-the-truth-the-apologetics-podcast/id1454538161?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/feed.podbean.com/threechordsapologetics/feed.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> / <a href="https://feed.podbean.com/threechordsapologetics/feed.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>.In this Episode Douglas K. Blount, Ph.D., is professor of Christian Apologetics at <a href="https://www.sbts.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary</a>. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and previously served on the executive committee of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Apologetics and the Death of Modernity. Follow Dr. Blount on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/dougblount" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dougblount</a>.Questions to Discuss 1. “Faith is,” Christopher Hitchens once declared, “the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason.” According to Oxford University biologist Richard Dawkins, “faith is a state of mind that leads people to believe something—it doesn’t matter what—in the total absence of supporting evidence.” Bestselling biologist Jerry Coyne echoes this understanding and describes faith as “the acceptance of things for which there is no strong evidence.” What is the basis for claims like this? 2. What is the relationship between faith and evidence? 3. In his bestselling book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143108263/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0143108263&amp;linkId=80b2b2e9a9d26fdd10b3c34db8f284dc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faith Versus Fact</a>, Jerry Coyne—professor emeritus at the University of Chicago—makes this further claim about faith and evidence: “Religious claims are empirical claims, and although some may be hard to test, they must, like all claims about reality, be defended with a combination of evidence and reason.” What’s the problem with his declaration that religious claims are empirical claims that must be empirically tested? 4. In 2007, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Sam Harris gathered at Christopher Hitchens’ home in Washington, DC, for a two-hour discussion. These four atheists became known as The Four Horsemen of the Non-Apocalypse and as representatives of a New Atheism. What impact do you think that this New Atheism has had on the culture and on apologetics?Links to Click If you're interested in learning more about how to help children and college students keep their faith, one great place to start is <a href="https://www.bhacademic.com/product/perspectives-on-family-ministry-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perspectives on Family Ministry</a>, edited by Timothy Paul Jones. To learn more about this book, visit <a href="https://www.bhacademic.com/product/perspectives-on-family-ministry-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bhacademic.com/product/perspectives-on-family-ministry-2/</a> <a href="https://www.bhacademic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B and H Academic</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143108263/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0143108263&amp;linkId=80b2b2e9a9d26fdd10b3c34db8f284dc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faith Versus Fact</a>: book by Jerry Coyne <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1112412409/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1112412409&amp;linkId=3f548fe3e0884add5f48cc9090b273c4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adolescence</a>: book by Granville Stanley Hall <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807014176/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0807014176&amp;linkId=6a17038d48f215ce2de0a220cef3d457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One-Dimensional Man</a>: book by Herbert Marcuse <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195384776/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0195384776&amp;linkId=726e0c6231849de842bad45f27c4b014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soul Searching</a>: book by Christian Smith <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811218074/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0811218074&amp;linkId=88d1961035c2bafa5cd56c9c4fa60914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweet Bird of Youth</a>: play by Tennessee Williams <a href="https://www.in.gov/history/2612.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is a Hoosier?</a>: article by the State of Indiana <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DKhc1pcDFM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Four Horsemen Hour 1</a>: documentary by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason &amp; Science <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DKhc1pcDFM&amp;list=PLCFE979715AE46A0E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Four Horsemen Hour 2</a>: documentary by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason &amp; Science <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PK5SZL6/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00PK5SZL6&amp;linkId=7c945958211f2f28a8912b4ff78b0203" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Summer of '69"</a>: song by Bryan Adams <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013F5N62/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0013F5N62&amp;linkId=eee8259040c20c83ea08d8b8cadba1b1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Jack &amp; Diane"</a>: song by John Mellencamp <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NHGGIY/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B001NHGGIY&amp;linkId=eee33361b2f6b3fef58fda1b347fab45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Money for Nothing"</a>: song by Dire Straits <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00137MLFG/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00137MLFG&amp;linkId=522e915d742054b0d230dc516624c80f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Glory Days"</a>: song by Bruce Springsteen <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001386O4E/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B001386O4E&amp;linkId=303ad9689f58737d163d58e29d75ac0e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Eden is Burning"</a>: album by John Mellencamp <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004K7BJHW/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004K7BJHW&amp;linkId=4492e8d90b182990d06a83912ffc0b70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”Faith”</a>: song by George Michael <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138D2LC/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00138D2LC&amp;linkId=c5c83e1b28816d6ebbadd33cccc61d8e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Mellencamp</a>: album by John Mellencamp <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002L10DEE/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=3chordsapologetics-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B002L10DEE&amp;linkId=460297b5665b992f8eccd0fd42098134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebel Without a Cause</a>: movie by Nicholas Ray <a href="http://threechordsapologetics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ThreeChordsApologetics.com</a>How to Make Three Chords and the Truth More Amazing than It Already Is Support the show and spread the word! 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Visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ThreeChordsandtheTruth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> site where you can support the podcast, suggest future songs or topics, and order Three Chords and the Truth merchandise. 5. Make contact with us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DrTimothyPJones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DrTimothyPJones</a><a href="https://twitter.com/GarrickBailey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@GarrickBailey</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ApologeticsPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ApologeticsPod</a>The Closing Credits Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast thanks <a href="http://www.bhacademic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B&amp;H Academic</a> for their sponsorship. Music for the podcast has been licensed through <a href="http://artlist.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artlist.io</a> and performed by the band <a href="https://artlist.io/artist/318/vegan-friendly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vegan Friendly</a>—even though neither Garrick nor Timothy has ever been vegan friendly. Brief excerpts of music played in each program are included solely for the purposes of comment and critique as allowed under the fair-use provision of U.S. copyright law. "The fair use of a copyrighted work ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, ... scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright" (U.S. Code § 107, Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use).

Doug Blount: What's the Relationship Between Evidence and Faith? + "Jack and Diane" (John Cougar Mellencamp)